The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
- KJV The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
- BSB The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- NASB The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
- NLT For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
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The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.
Overview
David pictures God's protective presence, with his angel surrounding and rescuing those who fear him. Believers are guarded by unseen, God-given protection. Many see here a glimpse of the Lord's own protecting presence, ultimately known in Christ who keeps his own.
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Cross-references · 9
- Ps 91:11For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
- Dan 6:22My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no hurt.
- Heb 1:14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- 2 Kgs 19:35That night, Yahweh’s angel went out, and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
- 2 Kgs 6:17Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
- Gen 32:1–2Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
- Matt 18:10See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
- Zech 9:8I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
- Luke 16:22The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
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